Wonderful character development!

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Romeo is back for a new generation using the script he originally planned for day.Humany has set up shop on an island called Fiddleir's green and suffer from a class structure where the poor starve while rich live in luxury. Seems almost like a premonition of today.A special force sets out to gather supplies using a fortified tank called day of reckoning and use fireworks as a distracter. Unbeknownst to them is zombies are advancing beyond here tricks and evolving into a deadly threat set out to take the city denied them.Land of the dead brought back substance to the series that I missed in the remake to day, but the pacing was to action packed, the music was over used and it left many questions unanswered like how Hopper set up the city and the value of money.It almost seemed like the zombies were meant to be antiheroes like Bub, from day, instead of cheering for humanity when all the others made it clear it was a devastating plague.Acting was decent, Leguizamo leading man, carried the emotional weight and heart of the picture. You want to see him gain access to the good life, keep his friends alive and take his vengeance out on the top man himself.Not scary like the others, but not a bad way to kill 80 minutes.

I remember seeing this zombie movie in the cinema, as I had the chance and since it is a Romero movie I would give it a cinema viewing. That was back in 2005 in a Hong Kong cinema, needless to say that the cinema wasn't particularly crammed with people.However, I enjoyed watching "Land of the Dead" back in 2005, and I have watched it many times since then on DVD. As for a movie in the Romero zombie legacy, then "Land of the Dead" is a well-worthy addition, and it continues on the bleak world overrun with the living dead that Romero has established so skillfully.The story in "Land of the Dead" is much similar to most of his other movies, however. A group of survivors band together in a world overrun with flesh-eating living dead. Although this time it is on a somewhat bigger scale, as we are talking about a city here, not just a mall or an underground military complex.This 2005 movie has a good ensemble of talents on the cast list with Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Asia Argento and Robert Joy as the main characters. And it has a very memorable performance by Eugene Clark as the zombie Big Daddy.The effect in "Land of the Dead" are quite good. Lots of really nice details on the zombies, in terms of damage/injuries, missing parts, outfits, zombie make-up, etc. And these visuals really help to promote the movie and make it more believable as it all looks realistic. So thumbs up to the special effects and make-up team on their achievement with this movie."Land of the Dead" is an entertaining movie that is fairly nicely paced and holds a good amount of well-detailed characters, whom all contribute something unique to the storyline.One thing that didn't really fall well into my taste was the thing with the zombies starting to remember how to use tools that they used on a daily basis when they were alive. As braindead shambling mounds of decomposing meat, they should not be able to process memories or even show signs of learning things.If you enjoy the zombie genre and the zombie movies from director George A. Romero, then you should already be familiar with this 2005 movie. If you are not, now would be a good time to sit down and watch it, as it is quite entertaining and has all the right spirit from the previous Romero movies.

After producing a highly successful trilogy and the most notorious zombie films, Romero launched his 4th film Land of the Dead, putting him in a pressure situation to pull off another classic. Even though it's respectable of Romero to make each film unique and sort of evolve through each stage of film-making, it seems he lost a bit of touch when creating Land of the Dead. The zombie's make-up, walking motions and the traditional ghoulish completeness was missing or not executed to Romero's standard. Furthermore, the special effects seemed to be too modern and had less attention to detail in death scenes. There is one really cool scene that sticks out when two zombies rip a hand apart but that's about all that's memorable.With all that being said, it's not to say Land of the Dead was completely lousy since his characters and storyline maintained my viewing interest. Dennis Hopper, Simon Baker, Asia Argento and John Luguizamo were all excellent, as well as the supporting cast members like Robert Joy and Joanne Boland. The most important thing when watching this movie is to expect a quality or traditional nature of Romero's previous three films, he always seems to throw some curve balls. If that's done as a viewer, perhaps some enjoyment can be found when checking out Land of the Dead.

The dead run amok during the opening credits for filmmaker George Romero's fourth flesh-eating zombie adventure. That was some time ago. Today, the city of Pittsburg is practically crawling with hungry zombies. The rich and privileged are safe and secure in a luxurious area known as "Fiddler's Green". It is surrounded by water and electrified fencing. From there, workers are sent out for supplies - like cigars, antibiotics and fine wine. Blond hero Simon Baker (as Riley Denbo) and his "Dead Reckoning" vehicle lead the group. They work for wickedly powerful Dennis Hopper (as Paul Kaufman). Working for Mr. Baker are disfigured sure-shot Robert Joy (as Charlie Houk) and ex-hooker Asia Argento (as Slack). Baker has saved both their lives. The more self-centered and muscle-showing John Leguizamo (as Cholo DeMora) gets the better part, and walks off with the film..."Land of the Dead" is gory, but not scary; nothing approaches what happened in the basement during "Night of the Living Dead" (1968). Newer zombies are more cuddly. We aren't told what makes them tick. Because there are so many, we assume most of them only like to take only one bite of a victim; most of the walking dead appear relatively whole. The story is, however, interesting in other ways. The dead have begun to think, to reason. They play musical instruments and show emotions. Some appear to be in relationships. The sympathetic zombie leader, gas station attendant Eugene Clark (as Big Daddy), is someone you admire. In the past, Mr. Romero has denied racial subtext in his work - perhaps it's class he's addressing - whatever, the socio-economical slant strengthens the story. Humor is also used well, and the crew's hard work is clearly evident.****** Land of the Dead (6/18/05) George A. Romero ~ Simon Baker, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper, Robert Joy